Rights group warns US against swift normalization with Sudan

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 photo taken on a government organized media tour, a woman rides a donkey past a convoy of government troops in Tabit village in the North Darfur region of Sudan, where allegations surfaced of rape of women by government allied troops. Human Rights Watch is cautioning the United States against lifting its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism. The New York-based watchdog said Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 that Khartoum continues to violate basic human rights, with security forces regularly attacking civilians and opening fire on peaceful protesters.(AP Photo/Abd Raouf, File)

CAIRO – Human Rights Watch is cautioning the United States against lifting its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism.